Football

September 12, 1986|By Frank Carroll

WATCH BRENT. Auburn University's ''Brent Fullwood Watch'' has begun. In the Aug. 18 edition of Football News, correspondent Dave Moffit said, ''The SEC running back to watch could be senior Brent Fullwood.'' The article points out that ''Fullwood sort of got lost in the crowd last season because he was playing behind Heisman Trophy winner Bo Jackson. But it should be noted that his Fullwood's 6.8 yards per-carry average was better than Jackson's.'' Many Auburn students and townspeople are wearing buttons and T-shirts proclaiming: ''Sprint with Brent.'' Fullwood, who led the Tigers' ground attack in a season-opening victory over Tennessee-Chattanooga with 73 yards (nine carries), is one of seven Auburn players named to the Clarion-Ledger's ''Best of the South'' team, an all-star lineup featuring players from SEC, ACC, SWAC, SLC and independent teams.